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Felix Odell

Travel and restaurants

Plate expectations

We make for the shoreline of the Baltic in Stockholm, where Tommy Myllymäki opened Aira earlier this year. In a berth in a boathouse-style structure, this restaurant serves haute cuisine without starchy service.

  • Issue #136
  • 1 min read
Plate expectations
Architecture

Close quarters

Can apartment blocks really forge communal bonds and help tenants get closer to nature? As these three developments show, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’.

  • Issue #135
  • 11 min read
Close quarters
Fashion

Reap what you sew

How can fledgling fashion labels make an impact in the industry? Here’s some inspiration from those who’ve done it.

  • Issue #126
  • 13 min read
Team of Loopwheeler staff posed outside their Tokyo storefront with signage about their Tsunami knitting machines.
Design

Architecture

Denmark’s longest timber building has been rebuilt and the Pavilion Le Corbusier reopens.

  • Issue #125
  • 6 min read
Architecture
Affairs

Centre stage

We meet the Norwegian prime minister, whose job is to keep her country on an even keel as it tackles extremism and an over-reliance on fossil fuels.

  • Issue #124
  • 7 min read
Centre stage
Food & Drink

Taste of success

Ever thought of starting a food-focused business? We seek counsel from the lawyers, marketeers and managers turned tea vendors, grocers and restaurateurs who are finding fresh ways to uphold culinary traditions.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 9 min read
Man in white apron stirring salt production using geothermal energy in Icelandic facility.
Business

Learn after reading

Natur & Kultur publishes books in a range of genres but all its titles have one thing in common: adherence to the company’s ethical code.

  • Issue #119
  • 5 min read
A reading lounge with stacked books on tables, wall-mounted shelves, and a large pop-art print above.
Design

Digs for victory

Student dormitories in the Danish capital’s 4th May College nurture the great thinkers of tomorrow while saluting the resistance fighters of the Second World War.

  • Issue #111
  • 7 min read
Digs for victory
Fashion

Swede success

Can a 20-year-old Swedish label mix it with the big-league luxury brands? We speak to Acne Studios executive chairman Mikael Schiller about his business plans, retail strategy and pink shopping bags.

  • Issue #110
  • 6 min read
Swede success

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